Harry Potter & Typography

Or, more design really. Back in 2011, I had a post on Disneyland and Typography, in which I posted photos of pretty use of type in Hong Kong Disneyland.

Well, it might surprise you to know that I have posted exactly zero pictures of my London leg from my trip to Europe two years ago. However, one such highlight from the trip was a visit to the Harry Potter studio (WB has a studio tour), where they shot some scenes of the movie. I obviously took my time, and a billion photos, so I suppose we’ll start here.

If you have seen the Harry Potter films, you might have noticed the beautiful, whimsical designs of the wizarding paraphernalia. I remember being drawn to the Advanced Potion Making text book in The Half Blood Prince, particularly. After that, I began to notice how well-made everything was. Since 2001, the graphic design work in Harry Potter’s world was created by the duo from MinaLima Design, Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima.

The one that caught my eye from the movies; aka, The Half-Blood Prince’s book, maybe?

And a “later” edition. :)

Most of MinaLima’s work were displayed behind an enormous glass case before the part where we got to see things like 4 Privet Drive (!!!) and the Knight Bus, as well as the next part which housed the robotics and miniatures.

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